American Revolution

American colonists who fought for freedom.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Milita

• King George

Another name for Tories- Colonists who sided with Britain and supported King George's laws.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Militia

An organization of Patriots who fought for the rights of the colonists

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• Sons of Liberty

• Milita

Untrained army gathered together to fight

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• Sons of Liberty

• Milita

Withdraw of enemy forces

• seize

• retreat

• militia

• Sons of Liberty

Take hold of suddenly with force

• seize

• retreat

• militia

• Loyalist

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• freedom

• treaty

The American Revolutionary war was ___________ the American colonists and England(Great Britain).

• between

• soldiers

• government

• rights

This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• Phillis Wheatley

• Samuel Adams